Background

Mr. Vernon Cassin serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Afex Global Limited. Mr. Cassin is a Partner with the International Law Firm in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where he counsels local and international banks and corporations as well as family offices and governmental entities. In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Cassin also represents Saudi Arabian institutional and private investors with respect to their investments in Europe and the United States. Mr. ... Cassin serves on a number of Boards of Directors of privately held companies and serves as an International Advisor to Clarium Venture Partners in San Francisco, a Special Partner with Amerscan Venture Partners in London and Senior Advisor to the Saudi Venture Development Company in Saudi Arabia. Prior to his joining the International Law Firm, Mr. Cassin was a Partner at Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, a U.S. law firm, from 1988 to 2000. Mr. Cassin serves as a Director of Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Cassin served as a Director of Terra Energy Services when AFEX was spun off as a separate company in 2006. He is a lawyer, with a 30 year legal career in the Middle East, specializing in finance, corporate law and matters relating to the oil and gas industry. Mr. Cassin received his A.B. from Princeton University in Near Eastern Studies and his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1977 and read economics at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

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